1st Grade Music
Week of May 25
1. Distance Learning Survey
Please have your parents help you fill out this survey about our activities. 2. Listening Lesson: Line Rider - William Tell Overture Watch and listen to this video. 3. Your Choice! Choose your favorite activity from the past several weeks to explore again. |
Week of May 18
1. Make and Play!
Choose an instrument or two from this list to make at home. Drive your family nuts! 2. Listening Lesson: Giraffes Can't Dance Listen to the story and find out why giraffes can't dance! 3. Sing-Along Song: Bill Grogan's Goat Sing along with this video. |
Week of May 11
1. Peter & the Wolf Memory Game
Using the video you watched last week, match the characters to their instruments. 2. Listening Lesson: Instrument Families Click on each instrument family to hear their sounds. 3. Sing-Along Song: Five Green and Speckled Frogs Sing along with this video. |
Week of May 4
1. Listening Lesson: Peter and the Wolf
Watch and enjoy the musical fairy tale by Sergei Prokofiev. |
Week of April 27
1. Explore Rhythms
Use your mouse by clicking on dots below the creatures to create different rhythm and beat patterns. You can choose different types of percussion sounds by clicking the right and left arrows. Press "play" to hear what you've created! 2. Listening Lesson: Can Can Follow the line rider as you listen to the music. 3. Sing-Along Song: The Farmer in the Dell Sing along with this video. |
Week of April 20
1. Time to get Composing!
Create your own music using this interactive site. Click anywhere on the page to add some music notes. Choose your favorite characters from along the top to change how your music sounds. 2. Listening Lesson: Dance of the Line Riders (Sugar Plum Fairies) Follow the line rider as you listen to the music. 3. Sing-Along Song: Baa, Baa, Black Sheep Sing along with this video. |
Week of April 13
1. Explore Sound
Use your mouse by clicking on the boxes to create different sound patterns. Press "play" to hear what you've created! 2. Listening Lesson: George Meets the Orchestra Join George as he gets to know the families of the orchestra. 3. Sing-Along Song: You're A Grand Old Flag Sing along with this video. |